Where does “زنده باد” come from?

زنده باد (Persian) comes from Persian باد, from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

زنده باد (Persian): long live!; long live

Definitions

  1. long live!; long live

Ancestry of “زنده باد”, step by step

زنده باد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian باد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبادwind; Third-person singular present subjunctive...
2Proto-Iranian*HwáHatahwind
3Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Persian زنده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزندهalive
2Middle Persianzyndk'—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →